Stealth Helicopter

Stealth Helicopter (tier 1)
Domain	air
Tiers	5 (see all tiers)
Attack	15
Defense	25
Speed	112
Volume	120
Cargo capacity	24
Build time	700
Cost	120 money, 40 food, 80 metal, 80 petrol, 10 uranium
Upkeep	12 money, 4 food, 8 metal, 8 petrol, 1 uranium

Stealth Helicopter

Low-signature helicopter that inserts ghost infantry deep into enemy territory.

Domain: Air · Role: Covert · Transport · Ammunition: Stealth Rocket Pods

Stats

Higher tiers of the Stealth Helicopter are unlocked through research; each tier has its own attack, defense, speed, range, volume, build time, cost and upkeep.

Stealth Helicopter: stats by tier
Stat	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Attack	15	20	26	35	46
Defense	25	33	44	58	76
Speed	112	112	112	112	112
Volume	120	120	120	120	120
Cargo capacity	24	24	24	24	24
Build time	700	826	975	1150	1357
Cost	120 money, 40 food, 80 metal, 80 petrol, 10 uranium	140 money, 50 food, 90 metal, 90 petrol, 20 uranium	160 money, 60 food, 110 metal, 110 petrol, 30 uranium	190 money, 70 food, 130 metal, 130 petrol, 40 uranium	220 money, 80 food, 150 metal, 150 petrol, 50 uranium
Upkeep	12 money, 4 food, 8 metal, 8 petrol, 1 uranium	14 money, 5 food, 9 metal, 9 petrol, 2 uranium	16 money, 6 food, 11 metal, 11 petrol, 3 uranium	19 money, 7 food, 13 metal, 13 petrol, 4 uranium	22 money, 8 food, 15 metal, 15 petrol, 5 uranium

Abilities

Covert: invisible to enemies unless an air detector reveals it.

Counters

Stealth Helicopter has no hard counters and is not a hard counter to anything, it trades on raw stats.

Hard-countered units take extra losses and cannot retaliate against the unit countering them. See Units#Counters for the full matrix.

Production

Trained at the Aircraft Factory. Build time, cost and upkeep depend on the tier (see Stats).

In combat Stealth Helicopter expends Stealth Rocket Pods. Ammunition is crafted in batches at ammunition buildings (Ammunition Factory, Ordnance Plant); keep the army supplied to stay effective in prolonged fighting.

Movement and transport

As an air unit it can fly over any terrain, land or sea, within its air range.

It carries ghost infantry only, up to its cargo volume.

Stealth and detection

Stealth Helicopter is a covert air unit: an army made only of covert units is invisible to enemies unless a air detector reveals it. Fighting (or firing) reveals it temporarily.

Air detectors: Recon Drone, AWACS, Strategic Radar.

Detection is rolled once per detector scan, every 10 minutes; a successful roll reveals the army for 30 minutes. Fighting always reveals it. The research focus Detection Radius widens detection ranges. See Stealth and Detection.

Tips

Covert insertion platform for ghost infantry only. Revealed by air detectors (Recon Drone, AWACS, Strategic Radar).